In 2011, roughly 58.5 percent of workers with health coverage were in private sector self-insured health plans — a significant jump from 40.9 percent in 1998, according to a study from the Employee ...

With a self-insured health plan, your employer pays for your medical claims directly. With a fully insured plan, an insurance company pays claims on behalf of an employer. Both fully insured and ...

A new study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds the percentage of all private-sector establishments offering at least one self-insured health plan has recently fallen--however ...

Hoosier employers are increasingly relying on self-insured plans to deliver care to their workforce, even as the nation looks elsewhere. (Connect Images for Getty Images) In the face of growing health ...

Nondiscrimination requirements apply to self-insured health benefits, although the IRS announced in Notice 2011-1 on December 22, 2010, that compliance with nondiscrimination rules for health ...

MedHQ will be sponsoring a free webinar titled “The Juice That’s Left to Squeeze: How HR Information Systems Save Even the Most Cost-Effective ASCs Real Dollars” on June 4–click here to learn more and ...

U.S. employer health care costs are projected to rise 9.5% in 2026, exceeding $17,000 per employee, the global professional services firm AON recently reported. This marks the third consecutive year ...

In the face of growing health care costs, many employers have turned to self-insured plans, where they assume the financial risks on the chance that they might save some money. And it’s a popular ...